The noetic effects of sin: a dispositional framework

One of the well-known theses of Alvin Plantinga's epistemology of religious belief is his claim about the noetic effects of sin. But Plantinga does not clearly spell out how sin functions to undermine or weaken the believer's natural knowledge of God. In this paper, I want to suggest a dis...

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Main Author: Vahid, Hamid (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V [2019]
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 86, Issue: 3, Pages: 199-211
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Plantinga, Alvin 1932- / Sin / Noetics / Knowability of God
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBE Anthropology
VA Philosophy
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Summary:One of the well-known theses of Alvin Plantinga's epistemology of religious belief is his claim about the noetic effects of sin. But Plantinga does not clearly spell out how sin functions to undermine or weaken the believer's natural knowledge of God. In this paper, I want to suggest a dispositional gloss on his account of religious epistemology that properly identifies the epistemic role of sin and other factors that may undermine knowledge of God. It will be further argued that the dispositional framework provides us with a principled basis for deriving some of the main contours of Plantinga's general epistemology.
ISSN:1572-8684
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11153-019-09713-2